MakeUp4All Magazine

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Glamorous
Holiday Gifting
The Polish Princess: Nonie Creme
of butter LONDON.
Beauty Insider Tips
In Luxy Style:
The Perfect Plum.
Brand Focus: Ellis Faas
Editor’s Letter
The Holidays are almost
here! We’ve already started
decorating our homes and offices and of course, tackling
the shopping. One of the best
things about the Holidays is
choosing beautiful gifts for
friends and family (and finding a gorgeous palette or two
for ourselves to celebrate our
achievements!). There are so
many amazing deals, value
sets and gifts-with-purchase
making it easy to get lost with
the variety and choice, but
we’ve made it easy for you.
Follow our gift guide to help
you choose the best beauty
presents for your loved ones,
picked out by beauty industry insiders and beauty bloggers.
You want a truly special party
look? Why not try re-creating
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the looks from this year’s
most gorgeous beauty promo
photos? Read the low down
on how to get those looks.
Holidays are a great time of
year to be adventurous with
a bold, red lip, but consider
experimenting with other
dramatic shades, too. How
about deep wine, hot fuchsia
or sultry plum lipstick? We
all know what a new lipstick
can do, so make sure you
treat yourself to a truly luxurious one for this Holiday. It
could be Chanel or Armani,
but how about Tom Ford or
Serge Lutens for a highly pigmented luxury look?
Of course, you can’t be party
perfect without a beautiful
manicure. In this issue we
have an interview with Nonie
Creme, Creative Director of
one of our favourite nail polish brands, butter LONDON.
Read her tips on applying
nail polish, seasonal trend
shades and a sneak peek on
whats coming for Spring!
As usual on the last page we
publish our current beauty
obsession – this time it’s the
edgy and brilliant Ellis Faas!
Happy shopping and enjoy
your holidays!
Marina, the Founder and Editor
of MakeUp4All
Content
Butter London Creative Director Interview
Holidays Gi Guide
e Luxe Wish List
Affordable Glamour
Holiday Collection Picks
Gis for a Good Girl
Bad Gal Gis
Well Polished
Man Beauty Booty
All About e Pampering
Beauty Insiders
Christmas Looks
Bobbi Brown
Chanel
Estee Lauder
Clinique
Clarins
Laura Mercier
Blogospheric Beauty
Editor’s Wish List
e Perfect Plum Lipstick
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Butter London Creative Director Interview
The Creative Director of one of our favourite nail polish
brands, butter LONDON, Nonie Creme tells us what inspires her, shares her beauty wish list, gives us tips on how
to use a nail polish and gives us a sneak peek into the
Spring trends.
Can you tell us something around “Fashion”, that
about yourself? What do you would be based on real
interaction with that
like, your hobbies?
world. Being the FoundI am an art nerd. I love muse- ing Creative Director
ums and check out any exhibit here at butter LONDON
in town, contemporary or clas- is truly my dream job. I
sical! Interiors are another pas- get to paint my nails
sion, (or maybe I’m just twice a day, play with
super-duper OCD), but I re- art and packaging, and
arrange my house every week. walk around barefoot
My 2 year old never knows and covered in lotions
what the heck is going on, but and potions. Brilliant!
has learnt that her dollies are always in the same spot. I love to Where do you usually get an
buy junk shop furniture and do inspiration for the new collecmy own “restorations”. They al- tions? How would you deways involve leopard print and scribe a process from the idea
you have till the final product?
paint!
How long does it take?
How did you get the idea of
starting a nail polish company Inspiration always comes from
and how did you come up with what I see happening in Fashsuch an amazing name (I per- ion. I work directly with many
designers to create custom
sonally love it)?
colours for their catwalk
Thank you! Well, our name shows/collections, which gives
came from Sasha Muir, our me insight into major trends
founder and former CEO, who and upcoming colour palettes. I
loved the Mike Meyer’s sketch use that knowledge to create
on SNL about “Nails like but- nails colours and “textures”
tah”! I myself was a session that are truly on trend, and
manicurist for high fashion bring our customers to the cutphoto shoots in London for ting edge.
many years, and had always
dreamt of creating a nail range
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What colours in nail polish
would be popular for this holiday season? What nail polish
trends do you think will be
popular in the next seasons?
We are celebrating the holidays
with a selection of metallics.
Metallic lacquer feels festive,
but more sophisticated than
say, glitter or just plain red.
Look out for them now: Fairy
Lights, Knees Up, and Perfect
Prezzie – limited edition and
going fast! S/S 2011 has a distinctly retro feel, and I think our
customers are ready for moderately colourful nails again after
many seasons of “greige”. We’ll
be showing a whitish, bubblegum pink, a cobalt blue, and
a molten metallic apple green
amongst others. GORGEOUS!
What is butter LONDON’s
best selling nail polish? What
is your personal favorite? What
shade would you recommend
to someone who is new to the
company?
Our all time best seller is
“Yummy Mummy”. It’s an elegant, opaque beige that suits absolutely every skin tone, and in
fashion year in, year out. It’s my
top recommendation to anyone
out there. My personal fav?
Changes hourly!! Today it’s
Knees Up, a show-stopping
metallic red from our holiday
selection.
What kind of shade would you
like to create? What was the
most unique nail polish colour
this year in your opinion?
I’d like to work more with holographic particles like the ones
featured in our best seller All
Hail the Queen. I’ll dive into
that a bit more for Fall 2011 I
the end of every fingernail,
wrapping the colour all the way
around the underneath of the
nail. Then apply the rest of your
shade a normal. Let nails dry
before applying topcoat (ALWAYS use topcoat). Your nails
Maybe you can tell us some should last 1-3 days longer than
tips on how to take care of your normal.
nails and how to create a perAnd finally, please share with
fect manicure?
Most important thing to re- us what is on your beauty wish
member is CONSISTENCY. Ex- list for holiday?
ample: by using Melt Away by
bL once a week on hard, thick I’d love to see (and give) some
cuticles, followed by gently TATCHA blotting papers in my
pushing back and exfoliation, stocking. I have terribly shiny
you can literally “train” your skin, and these babies are key to
cuticles to be softer, smaller, my survival! Also, I’m addicted
and consistently moisturized. to Lash Fusion mascara, now
Like going to the gym or that I’ve got great lashes (thank
Latisse, these things work RE- you Latisse!), I like to push
ALLY well when done with them to the limits of length and
thickness. Finally, I simply
commitment and consistency!
adore almost every scent that
When painting, use your thumb CREED makes. They are a very
to gently pull the skin away old fragrance house with real
from each fingertip when paint- history, and I feel like royalty
ing, and apply a little lacquer to when I wear their colognes.
think. My most unusual shade
for 2010 is Bumster, oddly beautiful mustard yellow from our
Fall 2010 Collection. It’s unexpected, but somehow looks conservative and chic on the hand.
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Holidays Gift Guide
Here are our top picks of the holiday presents!
e Luxe Wish List
Indulgent, luxurious and pampering gis to indulge
and treat are top of the Christmas wish list.
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1.Tom Ford Black Orchid Set
Black Orchid perfumes, lipstick and nail varnish.
2. NARS Bento Box.
Handmade bento box with a hand-poured lipsticks in
Maiko, a vibrant red and Sakura, a hot pink.e set also
comes with a Kabuki lip brush.
3.shu uemura lashes Neo Fringe Neo Sparkle Neo Reflector
4. Le Metier de Beaute Marchesa collection
Double Entendre Lip Gloss, Volumizing Mascara, Automatic Eyeliner and palette with 3 eye shadows decorated
with crystals.
5. Dolce & Gabbana Lip Jewels Compact includes the following shades: Dahlia, Devil, Ultra, Nude
6. Elemis Timeless Radiance set
Pro-Collagen Marine Cream, Cellular Recovery Skin Bliss
Capsules 60 caps, Pro-Collagen Oxygenating Night Cream,
Pro-Collagen Eye Renewal, Pro-Collagen Quartz Li Mask,
Gentle Rose Exfoliator
7. Giorgio Armani Gold Rush Holiday 2010 Palette
A universal beige sheer shimmer powder that lights up the
face and décolleté with an irresistible glow.
8. Chantecaille Les Macarones Face Palette
e palette contains two eyeshadows, pink blush and
creamy highlighter and a pink lip gloss.
9. Burberry Lip Charm
Available in Nude Beige No.1, for an effortless and fresh
Burberry look.
10. Guerlain Or Imperial Loose Powder
A silky loose powder creating a light-reflecting veil with a
subtle golden iridescent finish.
11. Yves Saint Laurent Metallic Colorama Face Highlighter
e lightly shimmering "pink champagne" shade applies
with a cashmere-like, satin feel for skin which looks so
and radiant.
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Affordable Glamour
It’s not all about the spend: our pick of the chic crop
from affordable ranges are every inch as glamorous
as their pricy counterparts.
1.Bourjois Smoky Eyes Eyeshadow Trio in Lady vert
de Gris
2. 17 Starry Eyes Trio Eyeshadow
3.Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick Fire and Ice Special
Edition
4. ArtDeco Liquid Star Liners in #11, #16, #18
5. Sleek Cosmetics Sparkle i-Divine palette
6. ELF Beauty Encyclopedia Lip Edition
7. Max Factor Xperience Foundation
8. No7 Limited Edition MirrorBall Highlighter Compact
9. Lip Longlasting Lip Cream C01 Glamourista, C02
Life`s a Stage
10. Essence Metallics Lipsticks: Metal Battle, Steel Me,
Iron Goddess
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Holiday Collection Picks
We’ve chosen the best makeup pieces from the holiday
2010 collections just for you!
1. Bobbi Brown Modern Classic Lip & Eye Palette
2. Laura Mercier Mini Lip Glacé Set
3. MAC A Tartan Tale - Smoky rillseekers Pigments
& Glitter Set
4. Dior Pink Golds Minaudiere
5. Clarins Barocco Face Powder Palette
6. Clinique Strawberry Fudge Holiday Compact
7. Rouge Bunny Rouge Highlighting Liquid Seas of
Illumination
8. Chanel Les Tissages De Chanel Blush Duo Tweed
Effect
9. Shiseido Collector's Edition Makeup Palette
10. Estée Lauder Extravagant Pure Color Lip Palette
11. Yves Saint Laurent Volume Effet Faux Cils in Plum
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Gis for a Good Girl
Here is our selection of the girliest gis for gals
that adore pink, flowers and the sweetest scents.
1. Too Faced Glamour To Go Fairy Edition
Palette.
2. Victoria's Secret Perfect Lipstick.
3. shu uemura Reindeer Kiss XXXX Palette and
Bowwow! Magic Queen Palettes.
4. Paul & Joe Eye & Lip Color Set in Allegro.
Contains: Lip Color C 002; Eye Color C 002A,
002B, 002C, 002D, 002C Sheets; Floral Pouch.
5. Yves Saint Laurent La Laque in No. 141 White
Gold, No. 139 Gold, No. 140 Pink Gold
6. Fusion Beauty Colorceuticals Objects of Desire - Rhinestone LipFusion Color Shine in Posh,
Show Off, Rhinestone, 24k
7. Laura Mercier Creme Brulee Candle
Delicious notes of warm caramel, spun sugar
and French vanilla bean.
8. Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb Tutu Holiday Eau
de Parfum Spray
9. Pink Sugar Perfumed Glimmer Body Powder
10. Estee Lauder Extravagant Pure Color Eyeshadow Palette
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Bad Gal Gis
Bring out your dark side with vamp inspired
beauty gis to rock your world.
1. Urban Decay e Black Palette
2.Make Up For Ever Rock For Ever Aqua Eyes
3.Illamasqua Nail Quill and Scorn Nail Varnish
(pure black, matt finish)
4.NARS Sex Appeal Blush
5. Clarins Barocco Rouge Prodige Lipstick
6.Yves Saint Laurent Belle d'Opium Eau de Parfum Spray
7. Tom Ford Private Blend - Tobacco Vanille
Candle
8. BECCA Cosmetics Smokey Eyes Set
9. L'Wren Scott for Lancome Hypnose Drama
Mascara
10. Givenchy Gloss Interdit in Vintage Ruby # 27
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Well Polished
Get perfectly polished with this stylish selection of lacquers, and don’t play safe - try red,
green and gold and make sure you add
shimmer and glitter for fun!
1. Illamasqua Nail Varnish Sets in Untold &
Ruthless and Harsh & DWS
2. Dior Gris CityNail polishes in Bond
Street, NY 57th and Gris Montaigne
3. Revlon Nail Enamel in All Fired Up, Siren,
Temptress, Demure
4. butter LONDON British Racing Green
5. Nails Inc Royal Arcade crystal cap nail
polish
6. Zoya Flame Collection
7. Givenchy Vernis Please! Vintage Garnet
8. OPI Burlesque collection
9. Essie Masquerade Belle nail polish
10. China Glaze gi sets, all of them are
amazing. e one shown on the photo is
called Oh, Ruby Deer…. Holiday Set and
inclues:Sugar Plums Polish,plum shimmer
with microglitter!, Ruby Deer Polish, bright,
creamy red, Ruby the Reindeer Stocking
Stuffer!
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Man Beauty Booty
Be bold with the boy beauty – maybe they’ll stop pinching
yours if you give them a supply of their own!
1.Burberry Brit for Men Holiday Gi Set.
Eau de toilette spray, soothing aer-shave balm and body
cleansing gel.
2. Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit de l'Homme Holiday Gi Set
Eau de toilette spray and deodorant stick.
3. Elemis Essential Grooming Solution Holiday Set
Tri-Enzyme Resurfacing Night Cream,Tri-Enzyme Resurfacing Gel Mask, Tri-Enzyme Resurfacing Facial Wash,
Tri-Enzyme Resurfacing Serum, Pro-Collagen Marine
Cream.
4. Dolce&Gabbana e One Gentleman Holiday Set
Eau de toilette spray , Aer-shave balm , Branded fabric
toiletry case.
5. Shiseido Men Collection
Cleansing Foam, Eye Soother , Shower Gel 50ml, Skin Empowering Cream
6. Jack Black First Class Five Set
Beard Lube , All-Over Wash , Double Duty face moisturizer , Eye Balm and Lip Balm.
7. Zwilling Pour Homme Twinox 5-Piece Mountain Kit.
Facial scissor, stainless steel nail file, stainless folding nail
clipper, stainless point tweezer and stainless pushy/nail
cleaner
8. e Art of Shaving e 4 Elements of the Perfect Shave
Full-Size Kit (Sandalwood Essential Oil).
Pre-Shave Oil , Shaving Cream , Pure Badger Shaving
Brush and Aer Shave Balm.
9. Juicy Couture Dirty English shower gel
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All About e Pampering
Gis that make your friends and family feel cosseted
and cared for are truly special.
1.Balenciaga Paris Holiday Set
Set includes eau de parfum spray, body lotion and a
special-edition Balenciaga box.
2. Acqua di Parma ColoniaHoliday Set
Travel sizes of the famous Colonia-scented body cream
and shower gel.
3. Chloé 75ml gi set
Eau de toilette 75ml, body lotion 100ml, mini eau de
parfum
4. Philisophy Have a Cherry Christmas duo
Cherry shampoo, shower gel & bubble bath and cherry
high–gloss, high–flavour lip shine.
5. Jo Malone Colored Farrow & Ball Travel Candle Collection
Pomegranate Noir in Eating Room Red (No. 43), Wild
Fig and Cassis in Pelt (No. 254), and Pine and Eucalyptus in Green Smoke (No. 47).
6. Jonathan Ward MOMBASA CLUB 1932
Rich amber and cinnamon are peppered with anise,
cassis and ginger accords. Orchid, green leaves and delicate spices add complexity.
7.Lolita Lempicka Holiday Jewelry Box Coffret
Eau de parfum, body lotion and a jewelry box coffret.
8. Decléor L'Art de Eternity Anti Aging Coffret
Expérience de l'Âge Rich Crème, Aromessence Iris, Expérience de l'Âge Eye and Lip Cream, Aroma Night Iris
Balm
9.Elemis Exotic Spa Secrets
Skin Nourishing Milk Bath, Exotic Frangipani Monoi
Bath & Shower Cream, Exotic Frangipani Monoi Moisture Melt
10. L'Occitane Relaxing Lavender Set
Lavender Hand Cream and Foot Cream, Lavender
Hand Wash
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11. Harajuku Lovers Wicked Style Fragrance Set
Includes G, Love, Lil' Angel, Music and Baby.
12. Fekkai Brilliant Glossing Shine, Shine, Shine Gi Set
13. Kiehl's Creme de Corps Set
Creme de Corps Cream, Creme de Corps Soy Milk and
Honey Body Polish, Creme de Corps Nurturing Body
Washing Cream, Lip Balm #1, Ultra Facial Cream and a
Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate packette.
14. La Mer Miraculous Beginnings Set
Creme de la Mer, e Eye Concentrate, e Regenerating Serum, e Cleansing Lotion, e Tonic
15. Aromatherapy Associates Ultimate Bath and Shower
Oil Collection, 7.5 ml each oil
Deep Relax: Vetivert, Camomile & Sandalwood, Light
Relax: Ylang Ylang, Lavender & Petitgrain, De-Stress
Mind: Wild Camomile, Petitgrain & Frankincense, DeStress Muscle: Lavender, Rosemary & Ginger, Revive
Morning: Pink Grapefruit, Rosemary & Juniper Berry,
Revive Evening: Geranium, Patchouli & Ylang Ylang,
Support Breathe: Eucalyptus, Pine & Tea Tree, Support
Lavender & Peppermint: Self explanatory, Support Equilibrium: Geranium, Frankincense & Rose.
16. Malin +Goetz Mojito Soap Set
17. Burts Bees Earth Goddess Gi Pack
Pomegranate Lip Balm, Super Shiny Lip Gloss - Nectar
Nude, Peach & Willowbark Deep Pore Scrub, Shea Butter Hand Crème, Lemon Butter Cuticle Crème, Soy &
Beeswax calming candle
18. Soap & Glory Pink Big Tote Bag
Clean On Me Creamy Clarifying Shower Gel, e Righteous Butter Body Butter, Flake Away Body Scrub, Girligo
Scented Body Moisturising Mist, Glad Hair Day UltraShine Super-Shampoo, e Breakfast Scrub Body
Smoother, Hand Food Hydrating Hand Cream, Scrub
Your Nose In It Face Scrub And Mask, Super Colour
Sexy Mother Pucker Lip Gloss in ‘Pink Apricot,’ Off Your
Face Cleansing Wipes, Giant Super Sudsy Shower Puff
19. Caudalie Limited Edition Premier Cru Christmas
Coffret
Caudalie Beauty Elixir Gold special edition, Caudalie
Premier Cru.
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Beauty Insiders
Four lovely beauty and fashion
insiders share their favourite
makeup products and what they
love about the beauty and fashion
industry as well as giving us a
sneaky peek at future trends.
list is definitely a spa treatment
as the winter started so early
this year. Haus of Gloi "Parkin
Pumpkin Butter" might be nice
as well and A'kin hair products
would be perfect, too.
Nadin, PR manager of LondonMoscow based beauty brand
Rouge Bunny Rouge which combines the best from the worlds of
cosmetics and design, while
treasuring a Victorian-style fairy
tale and Tsarist aristocratic identity at its core. Please visit the
Rouge Bunny Rouge Facebook
to find out more about the brand
We all have our favourite
makeup products so can you
tell us about yours?
http://www.facebook.com/rougebunnyrouge
Please tell us something about
yourself and what you do.
I started my career at a communications agency in Berlin which is
specialised in social media and IT;
quite different to the International
work with beauty brand Rouge
Bunny Rouge I joined in 2007
while I was looking for more creative and inspiring tasks.
I totally adore aromatherapy
inspired products like our
Make-up Melt Cleanser to
wake up in the morning and relax
after a long day. Also a good
Lengthening Mascara to achieve
an adorable look without any
other products is one of my top
beauty essentials. Multipurpose
make-up products like our Luminous Skin Wand and Decadent
Duo which are easy to use to keep
my beauty routine simple and
handy in the same time are a
must. During the winter season I
can not live without Lip Balm that
needs to work for very cold temperatures, too.
It's almost the end of the year, so
what were the most significant
events and launches in the beauty
world in 2010 in your opinion?
Since my childhood I have been What beauty products launched
addicted to all kinds of lifestyle in 2010 would you recommend?
and beauty musings. When I
wrote as a free authoress my in- My personal top discovery of the
terest for the beauty industry was year is an Ayurvedic forehead oil
reinforced as there is always flow treatment I recently had. You
something to discover and to be do not feel just relaxed during the
curious about. Of course, being session but also detached from
among the first trying out new everything around you.
textures, ingredients and colours The satin hair brush (Braun) is my
is always exciting.
beauty tool of the year as it makes
What do you like the best about
the beauty industry?
Holidays are almost here, can you
share what's on your beauty
wishlist?
Among the top three of my wish16 HOLIDAY/2010
the hair easily shine as well as the
fabulous reconstructing shampoo
Russian Amber with amino acids
which instantly brings your hair
back to life. Products I would
highly recommend are
those I included into my
daily beauty routine this
year like the very nourishing and hydrating Cold
Plasma for eyes (Perricone
MD) and the RBR Glide
Concealer as it blends effortlessly in your natural
skin colour and glow without looking like traditional
concealer.
And finally, everyone wants
to know, about the makeup
trends for 2011. Can you
share with us?
On one hand we will see alluring and seductive makeups and on the other hand
natural tones for a nude,
very pure but healthy and
still polished look. Maybe
one of the hottest make-up
trends for the next year are
fresh and bright spring
colours for your eyes in
combination with a warm
summer look and slightly
glowing skin. Also brighter
lips with more earthy toned
colours for eyes are my
favourite looks for the upcoming year.
are the UK launch of
Edward
Bess's
makeup range, which
is truly beautiful, and
a small company
called
Love+Art
Ruth, International model
and a beauty writer who
can
be
found
at
http://www.amodelrecomends.com
Please tell us something
about yourself and what
you do.
I am a fashion model and
freelance beauty writer and
I run my own website, A
Model Recommends. I have
been modelling for nearly
ten years now, and the website has been running since
March this year!
What do you like the best
about the beauty and fashion industries?
I love that my work is always changing - I'm never
doing the same thing from
one day to the next! I can be
in New York on the Monday, shooting in a derelict
warehouse, and Paris by
Wednesday,
modelling
wacky beauty looks! It's
hard work, but it's rewarding - and I'm pretty much
my own boss. I love that I
get to see - and be involved
in - the entire process; I have
my makeup done, I get to
work with amazing artists
and then I write about it all
too!
Holidays are almost here,
can you share what's on your (www.loveandart.co.uk)
who
beauty wishlist?
produce very ethical organic skin
and body products. I'm hoping
I'm fast running out of my Bio- that they will begin to expand
derma cleanser - I need a constant their range! Product-wise, I'm
supply! I'd also like a bright lip- very, very impressed with the
stick to get me in the festive MyFace foundation, and also
mood, and a deep, spicy fra- Lancome's Teint Miracle. I'm obgrance. Something grown-up!
sessed with Estee Lauder's Extravagant Gold eye palette, the
We all have our favourite shades are so flattering and
makeup products so can you tell would suit any skin tone!
us about yours?
And finally, everyone wants to
My favourites are always chang- know, about the beauty and fashing, but there are a few stand-out ion trends for 2011. Can you share
products that I come back to time with us?
and time again. One is Estee
Lauder's Double Wear concealer, Magazines shoot three or four
it's simply amazing, covers up months in advance, so it gives me
dark circles perfectly. Another is quite a good head-start on future
MyFace's foundation - I ab- trends! I think that good, flawless
solutely love it. Really light and skin will continue to be a priority
natural looking, I've had so many - more and more brands are procompliments about my skin when ducing light, fresh base products
I've been wearing it! Clinique's and 'glow' enhancers. The
Take the Day Off eye makeup re- smokey eye seems to ALWAYS be
mover is one of my most re-pur- on trend, but varies slightly from
chased items, and I use a LOT of season to season. I recently did a
dry shampoo!
shoot with a deep, coppery eye
which would be great for those
It's almost the end of the year, so dark winter evenings, but I have
what
were
the also seen a simple fine line above
most significant events and the lashes that looks sleek and
launches in the beauty world in neat. I have my own rule when it
2010 in your opinion? What comes to trends, and that is that
beauty products launched in 2010 you don't have to follow any of
would you recommend?
them! Be yourself, use them as a
guide or for inspiration, but ultiThere have been so many! Things mately makeup should be fun
that jump to mind immediately and not too time-consuming!
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Beauty Insiders
Zu, Owner of the On-line Beauty Holidays are alBoutique http://Zuneta.com
most here, can you
share what's on
Please tell us something about your beauty wishyourself and what you do.
list?
My name is Zu and I am the
founder and Managing Director
of Zuneta.com. Zuneta is 2 years
old now and we specialise in selling niche/luxury brands from all
around the world. We are online
only and we focus on using innovative content to bring the brands
we sell to life – so video content,
photography, articles etc. I guess
you could call Zuneta a nursery
for emerging brands? Before I created Zuneta I worked in global
brand strategy and product development for L’Oreal. My job
took me all over the world and
gave me a good grounding both
in understanding cosmetic formulas and also in understanding
how the needs of women differ
depending on their ethnicity.
Zuneta is unique in that we take a
very personalized approach to
product recommendation, enabling us to build up a loyal and
(hopefully!) satisfied client base
from all over the world.
What do you like the best about
the beauty industry?
I find the beauty industry very exciting because not only is it glamorous and sexy, but also a serious
and viable business opportunity.
I get the right balance of mental
stimulation and fun in my working day! I love how we are able to
make women feel when we match
them with the right products. It is
incredible how much a woman’s
confidence can improve when she
feels beautiful both on the inside
and out.
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I am very lucky as I
have access to a
fantastic range of
products but still I
find myself lusting
over certain things!
I am very into fragrance at the moment and top of my
wishlist
would
have to be Le Labo
Rose 31, closely followed
by
By
Redo’s Pulp. I also
want to fill my apartment with
Malin & Goetz candles. Otto for
my bedroom & dining room I
think (a lovely rose scent) and
Rum for my living room which is
a fantastic, heady scent.
Bird’s are singing…… This
range is as soft as butter and
wears really well. As it’s the
Christmas season, I am getting a lot of wear out of
Abyssinain Catbird, a
lovely gold/bronze shade.
We all have our favourite makeup It's almost the end of the
products so can you tell us about year, so what were the most
yours?
significant events and
launches in the beauty
I am a make-up FANATIC. I am world in 2010 in your opincurrently going through a real lip- ion? What beauty products
stick stage and my current obses- launched in 2010 would you
sion lies with the Hourglass recommend?
Femme Rouge range. Finally, a
highly pigmented line that is fab- This was the year of Nail
ulously moisturizing and easy to Varnish. Suddenly everyone
wear. I’m loving Muse at the mo- was making an effort with
ment, which is an orange-red. You their nails which was fanknow when you’re doing well tastic
to
see.
The
when both men and women com- Greige/Beige shades made
pliment you on your chosen real waves and converted
shade! I am also never seen with- even the biggest sceptics!
out an Edward Bess Compact And we were all wearing
Rouge in my pocket (my turquoise this summer of
favourite shade is Island Rouge). course. I love Essie nail varI am also a real eyeshadow girl nishes the most. They are
and I would not be seen without the real trend setters when it
my Rouge Bunny Rouge – When
comes to shades. 2010 was
definitely a big year for
colour, with women feeling
a little braver when it came
to bold lipstick shades etc.
That is normally the case as
we slowly come out of a recession. A time for celebration and fun!
I am a magazine consultant,
writer and stylist specializing in
fashion and beauty. In the UK I
have previously been Editor of
Cosmopolitan Hair magazine,
Beauty Director of Eve magazine
and Fashion & Beauty Director of
Saga magazine. In Australia I was
Beauty Editor of New Woman
and I freelanced for Vogue Australia.
And finally, everyone wants
to know, about the beauty
trends for 2011. Can you What do you like the best about
share with us?
the beauty and fashion industries?
Next year we’ll be wearing
matte lipstick (or mattifying I like working in a creative indusour fave lipsticks with pow- try that is dynamic and full of inder), we’ll be more inter- teresting characters. I am
ested
on
‘fair-trade’ obsessed with style and how
ingredients (which I think is things look so I have the perfect
a more exciting concept that job.
the over-used ‘organic’
term) and we’ll be looking Holidays are almost here, can you
to simplify our skincare share what's on your beauty
regimes with a more mod- wishlist?
ern, streamlined ‘one size
fits all approach’ rather than I am lucky that my beauty wishinvesting in lot’s of different list almost always comes true as
products.
the fabulous beauty press teams
for the different beauty
brands send
me what I
need. I am
currently enjoying
the
full Creme de
la Mer range
including
The Regenerating Serum,
The Eye Concentrate and
Lynnette, Magazine fash- The Oil Absorbing Lotion.
ion & beauty director. You
can visit her website here
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products so can you tell us about
yours?
Please tell us something
about yourself and what I am a huge fan of M.A.C Select
Sheer/Pressed Powder as I still
you do.
have oily patches. My favourite
face brightener is Myface Mymix
Rouge Blusher in Paradisio Pink.
Plus the L'Wren Scott for Lancome range is really beautiful and
works so I am living in the Lancome L'Absolu Rouge in Rouge
L'Wren a burgundy lip colour
and Ombre Absolue Palette Quad
in Les Gris L'Wren for the eyes.
It's almost the end of the year, so
what were the most significant
events and launches in the beauty
world in 2010 in your opinion?
What beauty products launched
in 2010 would you recommend?
This year it was all about having
the longest lashes and the
straightest hair. So I would have
to say that lash extensions by
Lash Perfect and the KeraStraight hair treatment at Trevor
Sorbie in London's Covent Garden have been my highlights.
And finally, everyone wants to
know, about the fashion trends
for 2011. Can you share with us?
We will all want to look like Farrah Fawcett Major did in the
1970s when she was in the US TV
show Charlie's Angels - get those
curling tongs out, buy yourself a
bright orange maxi dress and
some cork wedge shoes and you
are good to go for summer 2011!
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Model on the Le
Face
Pale Pink Blush
Eyes
Ivory Eye Shadow
Onyx Long-Wear Eye Paint (Smoldering Eye
Palette)
Storm Eye Shadow (Smoldering Eye Palette)
Silver Glitter Liquid Eyeliner
Black Extreme Party Mascara
Lips
Uber Beige Lip Color
Pale Pink Lip liner
Model on the Right
Face
Tawny Blush
Bobbi Brown
Eyes
Brandy Long-Wear Eye paint (Sultry Eye
Palette)
Antique Gold Metallic Eye shadow (Sultry
Eye Palette)
Gold Glitter Liquid Eyeliner
Black Extreme Party Mascara
Lips
Hollywood Red Lip Color
Red lip liner
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Chanel
Cheeks
Les Tissages de Chanel in Tweed Fuchsia
Eyes
Les 4 Ombres Tentation Cuivre
Le Sourcil de Chanel in Brun
Le Crayon Yeux in Noir Black
Le Crayon Khol in Ambre
Inimitable Mascara in Noir Black
Lips
Rouge Coco Lipstick in Magnolia
Glossimer in Pink Pulsion
Nails
Le Vernis in Pulsion
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Estee Lauder
Face
Bronze Goddess So Matte Bronzer
Eyes
Pure Color Five Color Eyeshadow Palette
in Extravagant Gold
Double Wear Zero-Smudge Liquid Eyeliner in Brown
Sumptuous Bold Volume Liing Mascara
in Black
Lips
Pure Color Long Lasting Lipstick in Extravagant Red
Pure Color Five Color Lip Palette in Extravagant
Nails
Pure Color Nail Lacquer in Extravagant
Night.
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Clinique
Cheeks
Strawberry Fudge Holiday Compact
Eyes
Strawberry Fudge Holiday Compact
Quickliner for Eyes in Smoky Brown
High Lengths Mascara in Black
Lips
Defining Liner for Lips in Plush Pink
Vitamin C Lip Smoothie Antioxidant Lip
Colour in Strawberry Bliss.
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Clarins
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Face
Second Skin Cheek Colour in Lush
Nectarine
Mineral Illuminating Powder in
Starlight
Eyes
Eye Basics in Linen
Sequin Eye Colour in Copper
Cake Liner in Black Ebony
Caviar Eye Liner in Black
Full Blown Mascara in Black
Lips
Lip Pencil in Naked
Lip Glace in Bronze
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We know how much you all love
beauty bloggers so enjoy what
they have to say on holiday collections and cosmetics.
did you like the best? What are
the stand outs and must-haves in
this years collections in your
opinion?
Magi from
To be completely honest, I felt
very uninspired by the makeup
collections so far this year as a
whole. However, there have been
a few must have items in my
opinion. First and foremost, this
season we saw Urban Decays
Naked Palette, which to me is absolutly essential and if I had only
one palette to use for the rest of
my life...this would be it! I also am
loving the new gold eyeshadow
from NARS, Estrusque. Lastly, I
am loving is the Illamasqua four
palette liquid metal palette, very
versatile.
http://www.magi-mania.de/
What holiday makeup collection
did you like the best? What are
the stand outs and must-haves in
this years collections in your
opinion?
I was in love with DIOR
Minaudiere but unfortunately I
am disappointed with the 001
one. So I have to name NARS.
Love the Eyeshadows.
What kind of colour and shades
of makeup do you like to wear in
winter? What about your holiday What kind of colour and shades
look, do you have any ideas al- of makeup do you like to wear in
winter? What about your holiday
ready?
look, do you have any ideas alBecause of the lack of light I don't ready?
make a lot of colorful looks. I like
smokey eyes whenever it's possi- In the winter I like to wear golds
ble or very nude with darker lip- and bronzes to warm up my comstick at the moment. For holiday plexion. I also love a bright red
it has to be red glitter polish - I use lipstick, my current favorite is
POPBeauty "Xmas" but it's very NARS Heat Wave.
similar to CHINA GLAZE Ruby
Pumps. I am glad that gold eye- What was the best beauty related
shadows are so popular now - I present you ever received?
will definitely use it this year
Hm...this is a hard one. I think my
again.
favorite beauty related gift are
What was the best beauty related Spa Days! Who doesn't love a Spa
Treatment?
present you ever received?
I think I have never received any
cosmetics. And I am happy about
it.
Dara from
http://belledujournewyorkcity.blogspot.com/
What holiday makeup collection
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Monika from
http://rocaille-writes.blogspot.com/
What holiday makeup collection
did you like the best? What are
the stand outs and must-haves in
this years collections in your
opinion?
I really liked the imagery of
Urban Decay Holiday 2010
collection with their jewelcolored eyes and cat-eye
shaped looks. I got totally
sucked in and bought their
24/7 Jackpot set to try their
famous Glide-on eyeliners
and so far, I'm absolutely
loving them! On the other
hand, I was completely disappointed by MAC's offerings this season. For my
nails, I enjoy wearing two
China Glaze polishes from
the 'Tis the Season to be
Naughty and Nice' collection: a funky pinkish gliiter
called 'Mrs. Santa' and a
burgundy black 'Naughty
and Nice'.
What kind of colour and
shades of makeup do you
like to wear in winter? What
about your holiday look, do
you have any ideas already?
I'll be very boring and predictable and say deeper,
more berry-toned hues for
lips and cheeks and greys
and purples for the eyes,
which work very well with
my pale complexion and
dark brown irises. I'm also
partial to a bit more shine
and sparkle than usual, especially on the lids. My idea
for a holiday look involves
some neutral brown shades
for the eyes with a touch of
gold shimmer above the
pupil and a darker, juicy lip,
possibly involving NYX lipgloss in 'Garnet'. Plus some
beautiful glittery nails!
What was the best beauty favourite sets are from the Urban
related present you ever re- Decay and Benefit.
ceived?
What kind of colour and shades
This is a very difficult ques- of makeup do you like to wear in
tion! I'm often given per- winter? What about your holiday
fumes by my husband, but I look, do you have any ideas alguess the most memorable ready?
beauty-related present I received was from my mum I usually wear colorful shades
one Christmas when I was (my favourites are greens and
maybe 15. She (ekhm, purples) all year round regardless
Santa, I mean!) got me my of the season. But for this year's
first bottle of liquid founda- holiday look I was thinking to use
tion by Yves Rocher and a gold eyeshadows on the eyes,
trio of bronzy eyeshadows. maybe mixing them with green
While the foundation was- and white which are very festive
n't unfortunately the best shades. I'd pair that with pink lips
shade, I loved the eyeshad- and a peachy pink blush with
ows to pieces and used gold shimmers like Sleek Rose
them at every opportunity. Gold or Milani Luminous.
I still have them somewhere
in the back of my make-up What was the best beauty related
drawer!
present you ever received?
thing is 'must have' from holiday
collections. There are so many
lovely stuff but nothing is *really*
stunning. Maybe I just got fed up
with so many collections which
are coming out all the time, I don't
know. And some colors are repeating too much which also the
other reason I don't think here are
any special must haves.
What kind of colour and shades
of makeup do you like to wear in
winter? What about your holiday
look, do you have any ideas already?
Though I like to wear bold but
darker colors in the winter time,
this year I decided to "fight" this
ugly weather with some colors
which really stand out like vivid
purple, electric blue, turquoise,
etc. I just got an electric blue gel
liner and OMG, it looks so gorgeous in this winter time! I think
I'll wear it all the time. About my
holiday look - no idea, but definitely something with lots and
lots of glitters! I love glitters and I
think this year I'll apply it all over
my lids, but haven't decided
which color :)
That's a hard question! Probably
some Pupa palette. When I was a
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teenager, my mum would buy
What holiday makeup col- me one each Christmas. They are
lection did you like the the perfect gift for a teenager bebest? What are the stand cause they contain everything a
outs and must-haves in this girl could need to create pretty
years collections in your looks (eyeshadows, blushes, lipsticks/glosses...) and the packagopinion?
ing is just too cute!
What was the best beauty related
To be honest, none of the
present you ever received?
holiday collections out this Vesna from
year have wowed me. I love http://www.beautyaddict.net/
Last few years I received some reClarins Barocco for the
ally nice beauty presents but
packaging, it's beautiful and What holiday makeup collection somehow my favorite one is
luxurious. Chanel's collec- did you like the best? What are MAC
MSF
Petticoat.
My
tion was also nice, espe- the stand outs and must-haves in boyfriend purchased it when he
cially the blush. But to me, this years collections in your was visiting USA and that's my
this year it's all about the opinion?
1st MAC item and I fell in love
holiday sets. Lots of brands
when I saw it! It's still my favorite
have come out with Christ- I like Too Faced palettes, I think blush.
mas kits that allow you to they're lovely and so usable!
try their most popular prod- When it comes to 'must haves' I
ucts at a bargain price. My
must admit that I don't think any-
Gio from
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Sabrina from
http://www.thebeautylookbook.com/
What holiday makeup collection
did you like the best? What are
the stand outs and must-haves in
this years collections in your
opinion?
pink blush and neutral sparkling
lips.
What was the best beauty related
present you ever received?
Last year, a friend gifted me one
of Chanel's Holiday beauty sets.
Also tied, my sister gave me a
This year I think Chanel and Dior HAI Ceramic Straightener as a
had the best holiday collections. Christmas present one year and
Standouts are Chanel's Tweed it's lasted me for ages, I use it
Fuschia Blush, Chanel Glossimers weekly and love it.
in Pink Pulsion, Dior's Timeless
Gold Nail Polish, the Grey-Golds Amy from
001 Minaudière and the Five- http://cafemakeup.com/
Golds Quint. YSL also had 2
lovely highlighters, the Touche What holiday makeup collection
d'Or Gold click-pen and the Col- did you like the best? What are
orama powder highlighter - GOR- the stand outs and must-haves in
GEOUS!
this years collections in your
If I had to pick 3 must-haves this
holiday, they would be: Dior's
Five-Golds Quint, Chanel Tweed
Fuschia Blush and YSL's Colorama Highlighter.
opinion?
know that they would work
on a very wide range of skin
tones, and make the skin
look very polished and special.
What kind of colour and
shades of makeup do you
like to wear in winter? What
about your holiday look, do
you have any ideas already?
I gravitate toward berries
and golds. I’ve been using
my Chanel Soho Blush and
Highlighter for cheeks, and
Rouge Coco in Stunning for
lipstick. Nars Etrusque is
genius for this time of
year—the
warm
gold
brightens up a grey or
brown eye. Also, I’ve also
been
enjoying
Bobbi
Brown’s Modern Classic
Eyes and Lips Palette—it’s
like playing in a paint box
and it gives me a winning
look every time.
This year, both Dior and Guerlain
did a wonderful collection. Both
were very striking visually and
quality of each was unbelievable. The colors were on-trend,
What kind of colour and shades yet classic. I’m still enjoying
of makeup do you like to wear in every piece that I’ve gotten from Holiday 2010 is all about
metallic textures. My Holiwinter? What about your holiday both collections.
day look is going to be all
look, do you have any ideas already?
Dior’s Five Golds Palette is a about perfect skin topped
must-have for this year. The tex- with metallic shimmer. I’ve
I have two looks that I've been ture is absolutely perfect—there is been playing with Yves
drawn to this holiday. For day- a Holiday shimmer but the Saint Laurent’s Colorama
time, I've been wearing Chanel palette can be toned down for Highlighter and Touche
Stupendous and Mystic Eyes daytime. The range of shades D’Or
Highlighter—both
quads a lot with soft pink blush gives you a beautiful depth. Hon- have been fun to wear
and Chanel's Confidence Rouge estly, one of my favorite palettes everyday, when going out
Allure Extrait de Gloss mixed of the entire year.
to coffee with friends or
with a clear sparkle gloss. I'll add
dinner. For the more formal
a bit of bronzer to warm up the For Guerlain, the Perles D’Or events, I’ll certainly be
face, Daydream by Edward Bess were a huge surprise for me. I al- wearing Dior Five Golds
is my favorite. For night, I've been most passed them by, but bought with Guerlain’s Perles
using Dior's Five Golds Quint, them on a whim and I’m so D’Or—both are holiday
mixing the shades and layering happy that I did. They give this perfection. And of course,
for different effects. I use this for very natural, healthy glow that metallic gold nails--OPI
a dramatic eye along with a bright looks so beautifully polished. I Glitzerland, Dior Timeless
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Gold, and Ginger and Liz's
Got My Groove Back.
For my holiday look, I'm thinking
something with gold and possible
a wine eyeshadow for a smokey,
sparkly look.
What was the best beauty
related present you ever reWhat was the best beauty related
ceived?
present you ever received?
My husband has realized
that
I
love
Chanel When I was 13 all the way to
makeup. One year, he gave about 16 or 17, my mom would
me a few dozen items— get me a makeup kit every year
makeup, skincare and fra- from a high-end brand. I abgrance. He had the sales solutely loved them all.
associate wrap each item
separately—it was such fun Rowena from
opening them! He usually http://cosmetic-candy.com/
supplements this with more
every year. This is one rea- What holiday makeup collection
son why our marriage did you like the best? What are
works so well!
the stand outs and must-haves in
this years collections in your
Jacqueline from
opinion?
http://www.abrilliantbrunette.com/
What kind of colour and
shades of makeup do you
like to wear in winter? What
about your holiday look, do
you have any ideas already?
For me I just loved Chanel's Les
Tentations collection - the browngold palette and the hot pink lipstick and gloss are just amazing
and I also like Becca's Fallen
Angel collection (the eye palette
and the new Pewter Eye Tint in
particular). The Shu Uemura
Takano collection is something
completely different on the outside but it's adorable, the palette
with browns and golds is lovely
and the little lip pots with red,
pink and apricot are all very versatile (a stain and gloss) and
wearable (on my Christmas
list!). Also I have ordered Coffret
sets (the Japanese holiday gift
sets) from Jill Stuart, Lunasol and
Esprique Precious!
I tend to stay away from
super bright colors as much
as possible in the winter. I
do have a few uges to wear
them anyway though.
What kind of colour and shades
of makeup do you like to wear in
winter? What about your holiday
look, do you have any ideas already?
What holiday makeup collection did you like the
best? What are the stand
outs and must-haves in this
years collections in your
opinion?
I actually loved the Wet N
Wild Holiday collection. For
such an affordable brand,
the eyeshadow palettes are
just gorgeous. So amazingly
pigmented too!
I love to wear strong eyes, not
black, just very dark metallic
shades of blue, green and
browns. Or, I have very nude
eyes with liner and hot pink lips
or carmine coloured lips.
What was the best beauty related
present you ever received?
An offer a face and back massage
- a proper one, not one where he
squeezes extra hard on purpose from the other half.
Kitiya from
http://www.mischobeauty.com/
What holiday makeup collection
did you like the best? What are
the stand outs and must-haves in
this years collections in your
opinion?
I absolutely fell in love with Yves
Saint Laurent's Metallic Colorama
Makeup Collection. It was love at
first site! The stand-outs in the
collection for me are the gold-inspired La Laque nail shades in
"No. 139 - Gold", "No. 140 - Pink
Gold" and "No. 141 - White Gold".
And, the shimmering gold lipsticks in "No. 34 - Metallic Gold"
and "No. 35 - Metallic Pink" are
must-haves!
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What kind of colour and shades
of makeup do you like to wear in
winter? What about your holiday
look, do you have any ideas already?
I love wearing deep, rich shades
on my lips and nails such as velvety burgundies, rich reds, deep
purples and dark pinks. My holiday look always includes lots of
sparkle, shimmer and jewel tones.
What was the best beauty related
present you ever received?
ready?
To be honest, I’m still loving Autumn colours so much that it’s
hard to drag me out of them. Purples, plums, coppers and the
ubiquitous browns and taupes
make up the majority of my eye
shades. I’m adoring bold lipstick
at the moment so you can throw
some red and berry shades into
the mix! For Christmas Day?
Definitely a red lip... I’m leaning
toward MAC Russian Red with a
very light smoky eye. My husband may kill me when the time
comes to wash all those wine
glasses though!
Winning a trip to St. Lucia was
the most amazing gift I could
have ever received. The beauty
rest (which is more valuable than What was the best beauty related
any beauty product) and relax- present you ever received?
ation I was able to experience was
priceless!
Oh gosh, my family refuse to buy
me beauty gifts because they
know it’s what I treat myself to all
Charlotte from
year round! They try and buy me
http://www.lipglossiping.com/
something a bit different for speWhat holiday makeup collection cial occasions! I can never decide
did you like the best? What are whether to be pleased or upset by
the stand outs and must-haves in that!
this years collections in your
Jen from
opinion?
http://www.mizzworthy.com/
I liked Chanel’s Holiday Collection the most... it contained the
perfect mix of sultry and sparkly
to light up the season. The stand
outs were the Chanel Tentation
Cuivree Palette and the Ombre
D’eau in Splash. I also particularly liked Estee Lauder’s Extravagant Berry Lipstick from their
Holiday collection.
What holiday makeup collection
did you like the best? What are
the stand outs and must-haves in
this years collections in your
opinion?
I've been trying to be very good
this year and not take too much
notice of the Christmas collections, because I inevitably end up
What kind of colour and shades spending more on myself than on
of makeup do you like to wear in other people! It is Christmas after
winter? What about your holiday all, and I'm meant to be buying
look, do you have any ideas al- gifts not indulging myself lol.
However I am definitely
taken by the Chanel christmas collection.
The eye shadow palette and
blusher are both divine, and
Chanel is one of my
favourite brands. I also love
the Estee Lauder Christmas
collection - classically beautiful and timeless. I do feel
that high street brands are
also well worth a look
though - the new Revlon
Fire and Ice lip and nail duo
are gorgeous vintage pillarbox red shades which are
perfect for this time of year.
What kind of colour and
shades of makeup do you
like to wear in winter? What
about your holiday look, do
you have any ideas already?
I very much view the colder
months as my licence to indulge in reds, berries and
more dramatic looks. I have
naturally pale skin and feel
like this becomes as asset in
the winter.
On an everyday basis I tend
to just try to make my skin
look as flawless as possible.
For nights out or days off
work I'll definitely hit the
darks and reds on lips and
nails, and smokier eyes.
Even with more neutral
eyes I like to add a smudge
of liner for more definition
and to balance the look, especially if I'm doing a
strong lip!
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ceived?
When I was younger my
mum used to buy me the
chanel limited edition sets
at Christmas - one of these
was the "Les Guaches De
Chanel" which was like a set
of paints which could be
used on eyes lips or face,
and could be mixed with a
gloss. I love the set, but I'm
terrified to use it as I treasure it so much! That was
probably the item which
started my obsession with
makeup in a major way!
Vonvon from
http://vonvonsinterests.blogspot.com
What holiday makeup collection did you like the
best? What are the stand
outs and must-haves in this
years collections in your
opinion?
gant Gold Pure Color Five Color
Eyeshadow Palette is a stand-out
too as earthy tones for the Holidays are quite unusual, and this
palette is very versatile that its use
will span beyond the holidays.
Some of the must-haves would include Dior Minaudiere Pink
Golds, Shiseido and RMK holiday
palettes.
What is the best beauty related
present you ever received?
A train case, from my husband. It
shows his understanding and
support for my love and passion
for makeup.
What kind of colour and shades
of makeup do you like to wear in
winter? What about your holiday
look, do you have any ideas already?
I like to wear 2 extremes of shades
for the winter. For the eyes, purples and plummy shades are
some of my all-time favorites and
especially so in the fall and winter. I do add in a dash of blue
or grey here and there for
variety. For the lips, that
would be different
tones of red and
plum.For the
cheeks, it's usually a sheer
blush in the
shades of pink. On
the other hand, I
may go for the
neutrals
with
some shimmer
(may be pale
gold) for the eyes
and a nude lip
color.
MAC A Tartan Tale collection. Simply love the vibrant colors of its packaging
and the large variety of
products and the beautiful
shades. There surely is
something for everyone.
In my opinion, among the
stand-outs are the Tartan
Eyeshadows,
something
colorful amongst the usual
golds, plums, purples and
greys for the Holiday and
Winter.
I think my holiday
look would be a soft
Well, these eyeshadows do smokey grey look for
have the shades mentioned, the eyes to go with a deep
but the tones of the eye- red lipstick.
shadows give a more Spring
fell. Estee Lauder Extrava-
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Editor’s Wish List
I have my own never-ending beauty wish
list but I’ve managed to get it down to 13
products – harder than you can imagine!
And, I hope Santa is reading this!
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1.Bobbi Brown Lip Gloss Trio: Glitter Lip Gloss
in Gold (gold with glitter), Shimmer Lip Gloss in
Kir Sugar (plum brown), Lip Gloss in Bright
Pink (watermelon pink)
2. Jo Malone Cologne Set. Set includes Lime Basil
and Mandarin, Grapefruit, Pomegranate Noir,
Red Roses, Orange Blossom , Vanilla and Anise.
3.Ellis Faas Lights.
4.Dior Nail Polish in Czarina Gold.
5.BECCA Beach Tint Trio Set. Includes Watermelon, Grapefruit and Apricot shades.
6.Lancome Nail Polish in Le Gris L’wren and Le
Rouge L’wren.
7.Laura Mercier Bonne Mine palette. Includes:
Bronzer Veil, 2 Cheek Veils, 2 Glow Veils.
8.Illamasqua Opulence and Decadence lashes.
9.Nails Inc Nail Polish
Gift Set. Includes: The
Thames, St James, Victoria, Jermyn Street,
Clerkenwell, The Mall, Birdcage Walk, Draycott
Terrace.
10. Benefit Femme Metale set ( US Sephora exclu-
sive) 3 Creaseless Cream Eyeshadows in Platinum, Plum-ing For Gold, and Taupe-aztic and 3
Eyeliners in Blinged , Gem-N-Eye , and Steel
Her Date.
11.
Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Pur Couture Lip
Color SPF 15
12. Hourglass
sticks.
Cosmetics Femme Rouge Lip-
13. Urban Decay Jackpot 24/7 Eyeliners Set. Includes: mini El Dorado, Whiskey, Stash,
Mildew, Electric, Ransom, Binge, Rockstar,
Gunmetal and fuul size Zero.
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The Perfect Plum Lipstick
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Traditionally, a slick of red lipstick is part of the
Christmas beauty uniform, but we say be experimental with sizzling berry shades with a
slick of shimmer, sultry plums in matt for diva
drama. For a really special Holiday look, try
topping your shade with a black gloss for a
vampy vixen twist. Check our top picks for
pretty here.
1. Serge Lutens Lipstick in Pourpre Maure
2. Tom Ford Lipstick in Moroccan Rouge
3. Hourglass Femme Rouge Lipstick in Nocturnal
4. Chanel Coco Rouge in Rouge Noir
5. Dior Rouge Dior Lipstick in Fantastic Plum
6. Giorgio Armani Rouge D'Armani Lipstick in
604 Deep Ruby
7. Rouge G De Guerlain Le Brilliant Lipsticks
B64 Bee
8. Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Pur Couture No 8
Belle De Rose
9. Estée Lauder Extravagant Pure Color Long
Lasting Lipstick in Extravagant Berry
10 Lancome L'Wren Scott L'Absolu Rouge Lip
Color SPF 12
11. Clnique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey
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This issue we are loving the brilliant and revolutionary Ellis Faas makeup range
for its unique concept and amazing textures! Most of all we are in love with Ellis
Faas Lights which are perfect for the holidays to add some seasonal sparkle!